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Batelle developed a mobile pyrolysis unit capable of converting one ton of pine chips into 130 gallons of (wet) bio-crude oil. This intermediate bio-oil then can be upgraded by hydrotreatment into a gas/diesel blend or jet fuel. Battelle’s testing of the bio-based gasoline alternative suggests that it can be blended with existing gasoline. The unit can be transported on a flat-bed 18-wheel truck.

KiOR reported operational progress as its on-stream performance increased to 41%. KiOR produced 324,000 gallons of cellulosic fuel, up approximately 150 percent from the previous quarter. The company posted a net loss of $43.1 million for the third quarter, compared to $38.5 million, during the second quarter.

KEA announces that all of its stores will have installed electric car charge points for customers by the end of the year. The company is teaming up with auto giant Nissan and green energy provider Ecotricity to install fast charge points in the car parks of all 18 of its UK stores.

Nordic airlines, airports and aviation authorities, with the support of Boeing, Airbus and IATA, have come together to form an association to facilitate the development and uptake of sustainable aviation fuels in the region. NISA partners include seven airlines (SAS, Finnair, Norwegian, Icelandair, Air Greenland, Malmo Aviation and Atlantic Airways), five airport groups (Copenhagen Airports, Swedavia, Avinor, Finavia and Isavia) and the transport authorities of Denmark, Sweden and Finland. As well as the two aircraft manufacturers Airbus and Boeing, the other organisations participating are Brancheforeningen Dansk Luftfart, Svenskt Flyg, Svenska FlygBranschen, NHO Luftfart and IATA.

Three months after warning that creating the world’s largest airline could cost consumers hundreds of millions of dollars, the Justice Department has announced a settlement in its lawsuit to block the merger of American Airlines and US Airways.

Sustainable jet fuels are produced from sustainable feedstocks like waste streams and non-food energy crops.

These fuels offer the single largest opportunity to reduce emissions, while ensuring long term fuel security for the aviation sector.

Sustainable jet fuel blends can be referred to as ‘drop-in’ fuels, because they have the ability to be used without any changes made to the infrastructure, such as distribution and engine fuel systems.

The aviation industry is the world’s fasted growing transport sector and responsible for approximately 2,5 % of the global manmade CO2 emissions. Even with efficiency measures taken, this figure is expected to rise to 4 – 4.5 per cent by 2050, without any mitigation.

One of the biggest challenges in reducing this impact is to look for solutions that preserve the sectors social benefits, while maintaining its growth.

99% of an airline’s emissions comes from the combustion of jet fuel. Energy sources like solar, electric and hydrogen do not offer an alternative as aviation will be relying on high density liquid energy carriers for the coming decades. Therefore, sustainable jet fuels are viewed as the best opportunity to reduce carbon emissions.